The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-14

In climbing the tree in my enthusiasm over
the scenery had forgotten my gun and like
wise small flask of lniment, useful in treat
ing the bite of large and deadly serpents
which infest that region. The bear found this
liniment, and when 1 saw him lean back with
dreamy eyes, emptying that flask into his
countenance, | knew trouble was bruin.
Nothing is more painful to true sportsman
than to sit for lonely hours on an uncushioned
knot in the fork of q desoate tree, watching
the gradual progress of drunken bear
toward feelings inclining him to homicide.
When the flask was empty and the bear was
full, noticed he plainly saw two sportsmen
in the tree overhead and was trying to make
up his mind which would be better to save
for breakfast. A dozen yards away was a
wild bees nest, and in fetching the gravel
swipe to sharpen up his claws bit he at
tracted the attention of the colony, and they
attracted his attention half minute later.
They likewise attracted mine, and between
me. the bear and the bees, things began to
freshen up. never have seen bear take so
deep an interest in a subject on short notice.
He clawed the air and floated lightly about
in the wind threw back somersaults and
waltzed with great rapidity, and in less than
q minute, when slid down the tree and took
bee line for camp, the bear took an ursaline
for the woods and saw him no more.
AS it happened, l lost that bear and threw
away great opportunity, but if it had not
been for those bees think l may safely and
without Dragging say that there would have
been plenty of meat under that tree in few
minutes.
Buffalo are fine, large game, and their
robes are highly priced in places where the
climate is unfavorabe to feas. A large buff
falo robe should be in every sportsman's
room, but it is somewhat easier to get when
the buffalo does not happen to be inside of it,
Elk are to be found in North America, but
they will be twice as plentiful in the fall of
the year when the "Wid West" show comes
back with the other two.
The game fishes of North America are the
brook trout the black bass and the canned
salmon. There is also the sucker. The trout
and the bass are gamer when in the water,
but the sucker is the gamest fish in the world
one hour after you take him out of the water,
and he gets gamier and GAMER every minute.
He is fine, strong fish, and he gains strength
all day.
There is good and economical fishing in the
Restigouche river, New Brunswick The
sportsman can purchase u membership in the
Restigouche club for a, 1000, and his expenses
while there do not exceed 5000 week. He
may return after fortnight and ship fine
large salmon to his friends from the Fulton
market at 40 cents pound
The greatest difficulty encountered by the
angler is in obtaining the proper expression
to be worn while coming home. The man
who has taken fish of the size known as q
"corker," comes home with an open counte-
nance indicative of great joy, and though the
sun and the black flies have given his COM
plexion the general characteristics Of an over
done waffle, he is proud and content.
The saddest sight l know is that of the man
in his prime, who left home by the early
train, full of hope and applejack, for quiet
Sabbath, returning in the purple twilight
with S210 worth of tackle and one four-inch
fish He dare not look his fellow man in the
eye, and he is thoughtful and interpretive,
goes across lots and concocts an ingenious
anecdote about losing a fish which would
weigh seven pounds.-New York World.